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At a meeting of the Selectmen Jan. 17 1780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay James Patch forty-two pound in full for keeping of Miriam
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Presson’s child still the 2 of Jan. 1780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay to Dea. Caleb Wallis 75/ for mending John Martin’s shoes.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay George Stephens six pound fifteen shillings over taxed that sum
in1779.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay to William Butman £ 117 in full for keeping John Martin till the
7th of January instant and six pound for extraordinary charge as Surveyor on the Highway.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. Moses Brown £ 122.9.0 sixteen pound of said sum for
expenses at the Convention at Ipswich and £ 106.9 for his and Capt. Bartlett’s expenses and horse
hire to Concord to the State Convention for setting of prices.
The following orders were omitted being recorded in their proper place the minutes of them being
mislaid.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen Jan. the 17 1780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Isaac Gray 72/ for abatement of his poll tax in 1779, being old
etc.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay to Lieut. Jonah Dodge 110/ being taxed for a poll, more than
he had in 1779 through mistake.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Richard Obear [illegible] thirteen pound ten shillings abatement
of his tax, being taken, long absent.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay wid. Marjorie Larcom twenty-one pound six shillings in part
for keeping of Joseph Larcom the current year.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Ichabod Groves twenty-six pound, abatement of his taxes in part
on account his being taken and long absent.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. Nicholas Thorndike nine pound two shillings abatement
of his son’s poll, being deceased.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Joseph Knowlton fourteen pound thirteen shillings and 9 pence
for abatement of part of his tax, he paying the same at Wenham.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Davis Allen thirty pounds in part for his house rent when we
had people in their with the small pox in 1779.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Morse£ 6.0.0 abatement on account of his misfortune
by sea.
The Committee appointed to supply the families of the Soldiers in the Continental Army for
money received by grants and orders etc.
1777 Novber. 17 To a grant of the town for 1778
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1778 March 9To a grant of the town for
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July 7To a grant of the town for
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Decber. 22 1779To an order of the Selectmen delivered to Capt. Rae
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Jan. 11To an order on the Town Treasurer from the Selectmen
delivered to Capt. Low of
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Feb. 24To Selectmen’s order on the Treasurer to Capt. Joseph
Ray for
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Mar. 8To a grant of the town for
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May 28To an order to pay said Committee
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June 9To in order on the Treasurer to pay said Committee
15To one ditto on ditto for ditto for
23To one ditto on Treasurer to pay ditto
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August 2To one order on the Treasurer to pay said Committee
delivered to Mr. Hazeltine of
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17To one ditto on ditto delivered to ditto of
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Sept. 27To one order on Town Treasurer to pay to said
Committee delivered to Capt. Low for
To one ditto on ditto to ditto for to pay John Edwards
with delivered to Capt. Low
Novber.To one order on the Town Treasurer to pay Capt. John
Low for
To an account given in of the Selectmen’s supplying in
absence of Committee of
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30To an order on the Town Treasurer to pay said Committee
delivered to Mr. Hazeltine for the above purposes of
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Decber. 16 1780To an order delivered to Mr. Hazeltine of
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Jan. 12To an order delivered to ditto for
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Mar. 13To an order delivered to William Hazeltine
To one order on ditto ditto delivered to William Hazeltine
one of said Committee
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May 2To William Hazeltine one order for ditto ditto